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DIY Chinese New Year Crafts Tutorial

IN case you missed it, I have been working on some upcoming school parties. Chinese New Year is the 1st one of 2012!  I am keeping to my new challenge of $ 10 per school party so I had to make decorations this year and use some things I already had around the house...

1st craft - Chinese New Year Firecrackers:

Supplies needed:  toilet paper towel rolls, scissors, tissue paper, double sided tape


Cut tissue paper to double size of the roll...roll the tissue paper around the TP roll, tape.
Then the top 1/2, cut downward so you have the "tassels" at the top. 
That's it!

2nd Craft - Chinese New Year Felt Fortune Cookies

Supplies Needed:  Red Felt, double sided tape, something to trace around for about a 3 inch circle (I used a cup), scissors, another color felt for the "tab", pipe cleaner
and a "surprise" for inside if you want to.


Step 1:  trace circle out of felt




Step 2:  stick the tap in the middle of the circle putting your
pipe cleaner on it


Step 3:  put the "tab" onto the sticky tape also.


Step 4:  fold in 1/2


step 5: bend at the middle, backward


EXTRA - I put Kisses inside so if you do that, you should put
another piece of sticky tape right above the kiss to secure it
inside


There you have it!

(they would be cute for Valentine's Day also using a different color
of the tap sticking out and you could also use paper for the tab
and write fun stuff on them)






 Craft 3 - Paper Lanterns

Supplies needed: Construction paper, scissors and tape


Fold the paper in 1/2 (fat ways) 

On the fold, cut slits into the paper but not going
all the way to the top.

Open the paper and hold it long ways
curve around until it meets and tape...so easy
the kids can help for sure!

Make a handle and you can tape it to the top and string them!4

Hope you make some or all of these and have a super Chinese New Year...

Be watching for a post on our Homeschool Party on Chinese New Year...one not to be missed and only
on a $ 10 budget!

Be blessed!





Comments

Anonymous said…
Cool, thanks for the tut for cookie :)
Anonymous said…
Very fun! We aren't doing anything for Chinese new year this year.. but maybe next year we will!
I love this!! I'm sharing it on facebook--let me know if that's a problem!

Carla @ Preschool Powol Packets
Lindsi B said…
This is great! I totally pinned this! Would you please share this with our readers for Fun Stuff Fridays? http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/01/fun-stuff-fridays-6.html
We are doing some fun things for Chinese new year too. Thanks for sharing!
Soooo cool!! You are way creative! what a fun activity to celebrate Chinese New Year!! Thanks for linking up to TGIF!! I can't wait to see what you link up next =-) Beth
wow! I've seen paper versions - but I love this in felt - I might just have to try this one myself - when I found more time in my life - LOL! thanks for sharing!
http://partycraftsecrets.blogspot.com/
The Adventurer said…
you are always so creative:) Love the fortune cookie idea. Thanks for linking up to the NOBH

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